Psalms 105
1 Give thanks to the Lord, call on his name: make known his deeds among the nations.
Give thanks to Jehovah. Call on his name. Make his deeds known among the peoples.
2 Sing to him, make music to him, tell of all his wondrous works.
Sing to him, sing praises to him. Tell of all his marvelous works.
3 Make your boast in his holy name, be glad at heart, you who seek the Lord.
Glory in his holy name. Let the heart of those who seek Jehovah rejoice.
4 Seek after the Lord and his strength, seek his face evermore.
Seek Jehovah and his strength. Seek his face forever more.
5 Remember the wonders he did, his portents, the judgments he uttered,
Remember his marvelous works that he has done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth,
6 you who are offspring of Abraham, his servant, the children of Jacob, his chosen ones.
you offspring of Abraham, his servant, you descendants of Jacob, his chosen ones.
7 He is the Lord our God: in all the earth are his judgments.
He is Jehovah, our God. His judgments are in all the earth.
8 He remembers forever his covenant, his promise for a thousand generations
He has remembered his covenant forever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations,
9 The covenant he made with Abraham, the oath he swore to Isaac,
the covenant which he made with Abraham, his oath to Isaac,
10 and confirmed as a statute to Jacob, a pact everlasting to Israel
and confirmed the same to Jacob for a statute; to Israel for an everlasting covenant,
11 to give them the land of Canaan as the lot which they should inherit.
saying, "To you I will give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance;"
12 And when they were very few, few and but pilgrims therein,
when they were but a few men in number, yes, very few, and foreigners in it.
13 wandering from nation to nation, journeying from people to people,
They went about from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another people.
14 he allowed no one to oppress them, even punishing kings for their sakes.
He allowed no one to do them wrong. Yes, he reproved kings for their sakes,
15 He forbade them to touch his anointed, or do any hurt to his prophets.
"Do not touch my anointed ones. Do my prophets no harm."
16 When he called down famine on the land, and cut off the bread which sustained them,
He called for a famine on the land. He destroyed the food supplies.
17 he sent before them a man, Joseph, who was sold as a slave.
He sent a man ahead of them, Joseph, sold as a slave.
18 His feet were galled with fetters, he was laid in chains of iron,
They bruised his feet with shackles. His neck was locked in irons,
19 till the time that his word came to pass, the word of the Lord that had tried him.
until the time that his word happened, and Jehovah's word proved him true.
20 The king sent and freed him, the ruler of nations released him.
The king sent and freed him; even the ruler of peoples, and let him go free.
21 He made him lord of his household, and ruler of all his possessions,
He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all of his possessions;
22 to admonish his princes at will and instruct his elders in wisdom.
to discipline his princes at his pleasure, and to teach his elders wisdom.
23 Thus Israel came into Egypt, Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.
Israel also came into Egypt. Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.
24 His people he made very fruitful, and mightier than their foes.
He increased his people greatly, and made them stronger than their adversaries.
25 He inspired them to hate his people, and to deal with his servants craftily.
He turned their heart to hate his people, to conspire against his servants.
26 He sent his servant Moses, and Aaron whom he had chosen,
He sent Moses, his servant, and Aaron, whom he had chosen.
27 portents he wrought in Egypt, and signs in the land of Ham.
They performed miracles among them, and wonders in the land of Ham.
28 Darkness he sent, and it fell: yet they gave no heed to his word.
He sent darkness, and made it dark, but they rebelled against his words.
29 He turned their waters into blood, thus causing their fish to die.
He turned their waters into blood, and killed their fish.
30 Their land was alive with frogs, swarming even in the royal chambers.
Their land swarmed with frogs, even in the chambers of their kings.
31 At his command came flies, and lice in all their borders.
He spoke, and swarms of flies came, and gnats in all their territory.
32 He gave them hail for rain and fire that flashed through the land,
He gave them hail for rain, flaming fire in their land.
33 smiting their vines and figs, breaking the trees of their border.
He struck their vines and also their fig trees, and shattered the trees of their country.
34 At his command came locusts, young locusts beyond all counting,
He spoke, and the locusts came, and the grasshoppers, without number,
35 which ate every herb in the land, ate up, too, the fruit of their ground.
ate up every plant in their land; and ate up the fruit of their ground.
36 He struck down in their land all the firstborn, the firstlings of all their strength
He struck also all the firstborn in their land, the first fruits of all their manhood.
37 Then forth he led Israel with silver and gold, and among his tribes no one was weary.
And he brought them out with silver and gold, and there was no one among their tribes who stumbled.
38 Egypt was glad when they left, for terror had fallen upon them.
Egypt was glad when they departed, for the fear of them had fallen on them.
39 He spread out a cloud to screen them, and fire to give light in the night.
He spread a cloud for a covering, fire to give light in the night.
40 He sent quails at their entreaty, and heavenly bread in abundance.
They asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of the sky.
41 He opened the rock; waters gushed: in the desert they ran like a river.
He opened the rock, and waters gushed out. They ran as a river in the dry places.
42 For he remembered his holy promise to Abraham his servant.
For he remembered his holy word, and Abraham, his servant.
43 So he led out his people with joy, his elect with a ringing cry.
He brought forth his people with joy, his chosen with singing.
44 And he gave them the lands of the nations, the fruit of their toil for possession,
He gave them the lands of the nations. They took the labor of the peoples in possession,
45 that so they might keep his statutes, and be of his laws observant. Hallelujah.
that they might keep his statutes, and observe his laws. Praise JAH.
